Deposition of Thomas Fisher and Winefrid Foard ex parte John Powell

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Thomas ffisher of Moalloe clerke, and winefrid ffoard, Late of Newmarket spinster in the parish of& barony of both within the County of Corke (a brittish protestants) for & in the behalfe of John Powell of Newmarkett in the barony of Duhalla & within the County of Corke clearke now e absent in England deposeth & sayth. That aboute St Andrewes tide last the said John Powell was robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt value of
Of Cowes oxen and horses to the value of fiftie foure pounds. Of his hay & Corne in the haggard to the value of eight pounds sterling. Of Implements of husbandry to the value of foure pounds ten shillings sterling. Of houshouldstuffe to the value of twenty pounds sterling they saith that his houses were spoiled by meanes of this rebellion wherin he was damnified to the value of twenty pounds sterling. Of Improuement in fenceing & Improueing two parcells of land called nere Clonfert to the value of thirty pounds sterling. Of his enterest in two leases of Drumminargill & Deargill, in the said County wherin he had a lease of twelue yeeres to come woorth communibus annis aboue the landlords rent twenty pounds per annum which he valueth to be woorth one hundred pounds sterling. they further saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his said farme where he left in Corne in ground to the value of twenty pounds sterling which he conceiueth to be lost The totall of his losses amounts to three two hundred twenty fifty seau’n pounds sterling besides the losse of his Church liueings woorth Communibus annis aboue the landlords rent threescore & ten pounds per annum which he leaues to future consideration, & further they cannot depose
Tho: ffyshers & Winefrid [mark] ffoard her
marke
Jurat coram nobis 30 Maij
1642
Phil: Bisse:
Ric: Williamson

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The examination of
John Powell
Cork